Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.02.2005, Qupperneq 25

Celtic Cross: Upstairs: Troubadour
Downstairs: Live coverband
Gaukur á Stöng: XFM night: Bands: Mínus,
Brain Police, Botnleðja, Killin Pablo (UK), Vinyl,
Solid I.V. and Hoffman. Admission only 1000ISK,
if you like rock, you’re a fat looser if you miss
this gig.
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 12
Grand Rokk: Band Hjálmar just received the
Icelandic music award for best rock album, also
playing tonight is troubadour KK.
Bar 11: Band Úlpa plays, opening for them is
Troubadour Rúnar
Gaukur á Stöng: Coverband Bermuda
Nasa: Coverband Í svörtum fötum. Admission
1500ISK
Hverfisbar: DJ Bigfoot
Prikið: DJ Jói & drummer Addi (yes,
DJ&Drummer)
Sirkus: DJ KGB
Café Cultura: DJ Silja
Café Victor: DJ Uncle Heisi
Pravda Club: DJ’s Áki Pain & Atli partycop
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Kaffibarinn: DJ’s Edda & Adda
Nelly´s: DJ’s Gummi Gonzalez & Nonni 900
Sólon: DJ’s Svali & Þröstur 3000 with R&B &
dance music
Ari í Ögri: Troubadour duet Acoustics
Café Rósenberg: Troubadour Helgi Valur
Hressó: Troubadours Böddi & Danni, DJ Heiðar
Austmann
Celtic Cross: Upstairs: Troubadour
Downstairs: Live coverband
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 16
Kaffibarinn: DJ Lazer
Prikið: DJ Rósa
Sirkus: Guest DJ
Café Cultura: Tango Night
THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 17
Café Rósenberg: Blues night: Andrea Jóns, Eddi
Geir and guitarhero Gummi P
Prikið: DJ Jón Mýrdal
Sirkus: DJ’s Árni & Reynir
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Kaffibarinn: DJ’s Ellen & Erna
Sólon: Heineken Greenroom session: DJ’s Tommi
White & Andrés upstairs and troubadours down-
stairs
Café Victor: Kronenbourg Night: DJ’s / Live
music
Nasa: Reykjavík winter festival, see festival
guide pullout in this issue of Grapevine
Hressó: Troubadours Daddi & Aron
Hverfisbar: Troubadours Sjonni & Gunni Óla
Grand Rokk: Young troubadour Lára from Kefla-
vík plays tonight
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 18
Amsterdam: Band Buff plays covers
Nasa: Band D.C.S. From India with Icelandic
bands Bermuda and Súkkat. No admission fee
Bar 11: Band Days of our Lives plays, + DJ Bjössi
Gaukur á Stöng: Bands: Lirmill, Hoffman, En-
sími, Brain Police and Bacon
Hverfisbar: DJ Bigfoot
Sirkus: DJ Gísli Galdur
Café Victor: DJ Gunni: Dance & R&B music
De Boomkikker: DJ Heavy Metal
Café Cultura: DJ Katrín
Kaffibarinn: DJ Thor (rækjusalat & harðfiskur)
Pravda Club: DJ’s Áki Pain & Atli partycop
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Nelly´s: DJ’s Gummi Gonzalez & Nonni 900
Sólon: DJ’s Svali & Þröstur 3000 with R&B &
dance music
Prikið: Pimp’s & Ho’s night: DJ’s Gullfoss &
Geysir
Nasa: Reykjavík winter festival, see festival
guide pullout in this issue of Grapevine
Grand Rokk: Rock in Reykjavík revival; Bands:
Vonbrigði, Fræbbblarnir & Taugadeildin
Café Rósenberg: Troubadour Sváfnir Sig.
Hressó: Troubadours Böddi & Danni, then DJ
Heiðar Austmann
Ari í Ögri: Troubadours Halli & Kalli
Celtic Cross: Upstairs: Troubadour
Downstairs: Live coverband
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 19
Amsterdam: Band Buff plays covers
Nasa: Band Spaðar plays trad. Icelandic music
tonight. Admission 1000ISK
Sirkus: DJ Árni Sveins
Kaffibarinn: DJ Balli Basic
Hverfisbar: DJ Bigfoot
Café Victor: DJ Gunni: Dance & R&B music
De Boomkikker: DJ Heavy Metal
Bar 11: DJ Pink & Floyd
Pravda Club: DJ’s Áki Pain & Atli partycop
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Nelly´s: DJ’s Gummi Gonzalez & Nonni 900
Café Cultura: DJ’s Silja & Steinunn
Sólon: DJ’s Svali & Þröstur 3000 with R&B &
dance music
Hressó: Duet Tube, then DJ Heiðar Austmann
Gaukur á Stöng: Retro rockers Jet Black Joe
Nasa: Reykjavík winter festival, see festival
guide pullout in this issue of Grapevine
Grand Rokk: The Akureyri invasion: Bands: Skyt-
turnar, Hvannadalsbræður, Helgi & Hljóðfæralei-
kararnir, Stjáni P & Co, to name a few.
Café Rósenberg: Troubadour Sváfnir Sig.
Ari í Ögri: Troubadours Halli & Kalli
Celtic Cross: Upstairs: Troubadour
Downstairs: Live coverband
TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 22
Kaffibarinn: Don Balli Funk
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 23
Sirkus: Guest DJ
Prikið: Live music with Friskó, then DJ Rósa
Café Cultura: Tango Night
Café Rósenberg: Troubadour Svafar
THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 24
Hressó: Band Vax plays covers
Gaukur á Stöng: Bands: Days of our Lives, Ske
and Brúðarbandið
Kaffibarinn: DJ Árni E
Sirkus: DJ Chuck
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Prikið: DJ’s Erna & Ellen
Sólon: Greenroom session: DJ’s Tommi White &
Andrés upstairs and troubadours downstairs
Café Victor: Kronenbourg Night: DJ’s / Live
music
Ömmukaffi: Live Music tonight: First Gerald Gad-
wa (US) performs an acoustic set, and then jazz
band UHU takes the stage. Admission 500ISK
Café Rósenberg: Þórunn Pálína Jónsdóttir
makes her debut as a Jazz vocalist tonight with a
band of skilled musicians.
Grand Rokk: Shadow Parade and Kalli from band
Tenderfoot
Hverfisbar: Troubadours Sjonni & Gunni Óla
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 25
Gaukur á Stöng: Bands: Fræbbblarnir,
Dáðadrengir and Bacon
Grand Rokk: Bands: Plat, Skum, Prins Valium,
Skurken and Pornopop
Prikið: Country theme: DJ Jói and Drummer (yes
again; DJ&Drums)
Kaffibarinn: DJ Benni
Hverfisbar: DJ Brynjar Már
De Boomkikker: DJ Heavy Metal
Sirkus: DJ KGB
Amsterdam: Dj Master
Bar 11: DJ Matti X
Café Victor: DJ Mr. Metro: Dance & RnB music
Pravda Club: DJ’s Áki Pain & Atli partycop
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Nelly´s: DJ’s Gummi Gonzalez & Nonni 900
Café Cultura: DJ’s Silja & Steinunn
Sólon: DJ’s Svali & Þröstur 3000 with R&B &
dance music
Ari í Ögri: Troubadour duet Acoustics
Hressó: Troubadours Ari & Gunni, then DJ Valdi
Celtic Cross: Upstairs: Troubadour
Downstairs: Live coverband
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 26
Nasa: Band: No Jazz plays
Grand Rokk: Bands: Sólstafir, Drep and Mo-
mentum
Gaukur á Stöng: Coverband Á móti Sól
Hverfisbar: DJ Brynjar Már
De Boomkikker: DJ Heavy Metal
Café Cultura: DJ Kristín
Sirkus: DJ Maggi Legó
Café Victor: DJ Mr. Metro: Dance & RnB music
Bar 11: DJ Palli Maus
Kaffibarinn: DJ Thor (go back to germany you
**** backpacker)
Pravda Club: DJ’s Áki Pain & Atli partycop
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Nelly´s: DJ’s Gummi Gonzalez & Nonni 900
Sólon: DJ’s Svali & Þröstur 3000 with R&B &
dance music
Amsterdam: Live band, mostly rock covers
Ari í Ögri: Troubadour duet Acoustics
Hressó: Troubadour Þór Óskar, then DJ Valdi
Celtic Cross: Upstairs: Troubadour
Downstairs: Live coverband
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 2
Kaffibarinn: DJ Árni Sveins
Sirkus: Guest DJ
Café Cultura: Tango Night
Café Rósenberg: Troubadour Svafar
THURSDAY
MARCH 3
Kaffibarinn: DJ Lazer
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Café Rósenberg: Elías plays songs from his new
album “N ekki hvað”
Sólon: Greenroom session: DJ’s Tommi White &
Andrés upstairs and troubadours downstairs
Café Victor: Kronenbourg Night: DJ’s / Live
music
Hressó: Troubadours Dadd & Aron
Hverfisbar: Troubadours Sjonni & Gunni Óla
FRIDAY
MARCH 4
Hressó: Band Vax plays covers, then DJ Heiðar
Austmann
De Boomkikker: DJ Heavy Metal
Amsterdam: DJ Master
Café Victor: DJ Mr. Metro: Dance & RnB music
Pravda Club: DJ’s Áki Pain & Atli partycop
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Kaffibarinn: DJ’s Ellen & Eva
Nelly´s: DJ’s Gummi Gonzalez & Nonni 900
Sólon: DJ’s Svali & Þröstur 3000 with R&B &
dance music
Café Rósenberg: Troubadour Helgi Valur
Ari í Ögri: Troubadours Halli & Kalli
Celtic Cross: Upstairs: Troubadour
Downstairs: Live coverband
SATURDAY
MARCH 5
Gaukur á Stöng: Coverband Í svörtum Fötum
Amsterdam: Coverband Smack
Kaffibarinn: DJ Kári
Café Victor: DJ Mr. Metro: Dance & RnB music
Pravda Club: DJ’s Áki Pain & Atli partycop
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Sólon: DJ’s Svali & Þröstur 3000 with R&B &
dance music
Nasa: Icelandic band Papar play trad. Irish mu-
sic. Lots of dancing going on. Admission 1500ISK
Café Rósenberg: Troubadour Helgi Valur
Hressó: Troubadours Ari & Gunni, then DJ Heiðar
Austmann
Ari í Ögri: Troubadours Halli & Kalli
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 9
Café Cultura: Tango Night
TÞM: The Beatles of hardcore, Converge rock
Iceland. They were here last year, end played a
full house at Iðnó theatre.
THURSDAY
MARCH 10
Sólon: Greenroom session: DJ’s Tommi White &
Andrés upstairs and troubadours downstairs
Café Victor: Kronenbourg Night: DJ’s / Live
music
Café Rósenberg: Punk rocker Mike Pollock
plays guitar and sings
Grand Rokk: The invasion from South Iceland:
Band Nilfisk to name a few.
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 11
Nasa: Bands Hjálmar and Jagúar, two of the
more popular bands in Iceland play tonight. Ad-
mission only 500ISK
Café Cultura: Carnival Party
Kaffibarinn: DJ Árni Sveins
Hverfisbar: DJ Bigfoot
Bar 11: DJ Haffi
De Boomkikker: DJ Heavy Metal
Sirkus: DJ Lazer
Prikið: DJ Maggi Legó
Amsterdam: DJ Steini
Café Victor: DJ Uncle Heisi
Pravda Club: DJ’s Áki Pain & Atli partycop
Thorvaldsen: DJ’s Daddi Disco & Hlynur Me-
gamix
Nelly´s: DJ’s Gummi Gonzalez & Nonni 900
Sólon: DJ’s Svali & Þröstur 3000 with R&B &
dance music
Grand Rokk: Tonight: Megasukk, Iceland’s
favorite wordsmith Megas with friends in band
Súkkat
Ari í Ögri: Troubadour duet Acoustics
Café Rósenberg: Troubadour Helgi Valur
Hressó: Troubadour Þór Óskar & DJ Heiðar
Austmann
LISTINGS
Music and nightlife events usually
start around 21:00, unless otherwise
stated. Pubs close at 01.00 on
weekdays and much, much later on
weekends. For those just wanting
to party, the pubs and clubs don´t
get crowded until after midnight on
weekends, although Thursday is a
semi-official night out.
Gaukur á Stöng, February 18th
BACON
It’s not just for breakfast anymore. I
first saw this band at Klink og Bank,
expecting the worst with a name like
“Bacon,” and was mindblowingly
proven wrong. I said it then and I’ll
say it now: Bacon are the Icelandic
Butthole Surfers (pre-1990), and by
that I mean innovative, surprising,
flashback-inducing compositions.
Sharing the stage with Bacon will
be Limill, Hoffmann, Ensími and
Brain Police. Leave the blotter acid
at home and see them all at Gaukur
á Stöng.
Gaukur á Stöng on February 25th
THE SHOW THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST
SEE OR ELSE COMMIT SEPUKKU
Every issue of Grapevine will now pick one show out of our listings to rec-
ommend above all others. If you don’t see at least that show, then nothing
short of killing yourself will ever erase your shame. In this issue, the show to
see features punk veterans Fræbbblarnir, old school rap clowns Dáðadrengir
and lysergic rockers Bacon. Three bands, three genres of music, one fantas-
tic fucking show. See them all at Gaukur á Stöng on February 25, or start
sharpening your Hanto knife now.
Nasa, February 11th
HJÁLMAR AND JAGÚAR
I gotta be honest. When I first heard that there was an Icelandic funk outfit,
I was really suspicious. When did The Funk come to Iceland? Who dares
to say they can bring The Funk to the people? Jagúar does, and then some.
Never mind the virtuosity of the musicians. The real secret to their success is
their live act. Anyone not dancing at this show, which also features award-
winning reggae sensation Hjálmar, should be checked for a pulse
Ömmukaffi February 24th
UHU
Jazz band UHU played on the
Grapevine boat for our first party of
the summer of 2004. I have pretty
high standards when it comes to
jazz, and have been known to throw
bottles if I need to. Well, trust me
– there was no bottle-throwing
done at UHU. We were all too busy
enjoying them. Opening for them
will be Gerald Gadwa, a musician
that the Marketting Director himself
invited to come to Iceland. If that
ain’t an endorsement, I don’t know
what is. February 24 at Ömmukaffi,
admission 500kr.
Grand Rokk, February 18th
ROKK Í REYKJAVÍK REVIVAL
Do you remember the days when punk stood for individuality, class struggle
and the DIY ethic, before it became swallowed up by corporate music and
marketted as another cheap fashion product? I barely do, but if you’re curious
to know (or be reminded) what it was like, then you’re best bet is to check out
a few of the bands who were a part of punk’s original movement. Icelandic
punk legends Vonbrigði, Fræbbblarnir and Taugadeildin will destroy all
Good Charlotte fans (only in the musical sense, unfortunately) February 18 at
Grand Rokk.
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